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Loading_Hex_FIle_executing in RAM

Hi,
my programme is loaded to flash memory of my arm, but it is executing in arm's ram (i achived it using scatter file). I generated a hex file. I also generated hex file for same programme which is loaded to flash and is executing in flash. All above i did in keil uVision. Both hex files are the same. I want to load hex file in an other way then keil IDE. And here is my question: is it possible that hex file would have information where code should be executed. or is it caused by keil ide. i also would like to know how it works in keil and is it possible to execute code in arm's ram if i would load a hex file even with a simple programme.
Thanks in advance

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  • A PC program can't just copy a hex file into your ARM chip.

    Depending on what processor you use, there are a number of tools specially designed for downloading firmware. FlashMagic is a good tool to program NXP chips.

    What is SAM-BA? Do you mean the Samba program for Windows SMB networking and available for Linux and BSD machines? In that case, you will not be able to use file-sharing to copy a hex file into your ARM chip unless you implement networking and file-system support in the ARM chip. And it would still be a sub-optimal way of loading new firmware since the framework application would be a truly huge bootloader...

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  • A PC program can't just copy a hex file into your ARM chip.

    Depending on what processor you use, there are a number of tools specially designed for downloading firmware. FlashMagic is a good tool to program NXP chips.

    What is SAM-BA? Do you mean the Samba program for Windows SMB networking and available for Linux and BSD machines? In that case, you will not be able to use file-sharing to copy a hex file into your ARM chip unless you implement networking and file-system support in the ARM chip. And it would still be a sub-optimal way of loading new firmware since the framework application would be a truly huge bootloader...

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